The Dodgers' Yasiel Puig (66) celebrates after hitting an RBI triple in the fourth inning Monday against the Cardinals.

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Bob Nightengale
| USA TODAY Sports

He might have been stylishly late, but right fielder Yasiel Puig showed up to the playoff party Monday night and let everyone know that the Los Angeles Dodgers have no plans to leave anytime soon.

The Dodgers, behind the theatrics of Puig, leveled the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 in front of a boisterous Dodger Stadium crowd, and just like that, we have a competitive National League Championship Series.

The Dodgers still trail the Cardinals 2-1 in this best-of-seven series, but now they're assured of getting the ball to at least one of their aces, if not both, in Zack Greinke and Clayton Kershaw. ...